Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-20
TO INFLUENCE VOTES.
DESPERADORS IMPORTED INTO NASHVILLE
TO CONTROL An ELECTION
Intense Excitement Over the Action Of the Louis
vile and Nashville Railroad. the Foot
steps Of Employees Dogged-An
Insult to the City

NASHVILLE, TENN, September l9-The
city is in a ierment over the presence ol a
large number of detectives, suddenly CEN
tired here, mainly from outside the State
and supposedly in the interest Of the Lou
isyille and Nashville railroad. The peo-
ple of the county vote next Thursday on
the proposition to subscribe $500, 600 to
the Tennessee Midland Railway, which is
to run from Memphis through Nashville to
Bristol, where it connects with the Nlr-
ginia Midland, thus giving competing
line east.
The Louisville and Nashville has been
fighting the proposition and it is rumored
that these detectives are here to dog the
EMPLOYEES on election day and see that
they vote with their employers. They are
uuaItered at the various hotels and board
ing houses, There is intense feeling, par
ticularly as among the imported detectives
are two named Laird and Collier iwhO were
indicted for the murder Of halt dozen
people during the riots at East st. Louis
attending the great South Western strike.
The American this morning says, editor
tally: The city of Nashville has never be-
fore had
SUCH AN INSULT OFFERED
as that of bringing in on the eve of an
election a gang of notorious desperadoes,
known in all parts of the United States as
Pinkerton's detectives. These men were
brought here by the LOui vile and Nash
vile management, to be used in the elec,
ton, which it has undertaken to defeat on
Saturday morning. Through a friend
from n distance, we were put in possession
of the fact that large number of Pinker-
toms detectives had gone to Nashville,
Putting our force to work We found that
twenty odd had already arrived, ana that
many more were expected. We also found
that a number of men sometimes called
special agents." bat really detectives oi
the Louisville and Nashville, were Oh the
ground.
What special purpose these secret eme
saries have been brought into our city fol
at this time, may be easily cODjectured.
Whether brought here as
sRIEs oS OUR CITIZENS
or 70 shadow the men who work for the
Louisville and Nashville or assure support
to the Louisville and Nashville, who IN
der the pretense of work at the polls art
to be used as poll bullies, whether for one
or all of these purposes the act is the mos
startling and damnable outrage ever per
petrated in Tennessee. No Language car
properly characterize this indignity. The
men brought here are not here as super
yisors of an election. They are here in &
particular interest right or wrong and thai
to the point OF taking lifeSif necessary.
1t would be an insult to our citizens Il
warn them of their duty. A large portion
of the men of Nashville were once soldiers
but 3 more peaceahle and law-abidIng sci
of men cannot be found, yet their virtue:
in bearing and forbearing seem to be mis-
apprehended. We can say one thing tC
this gang of spies. if they are here on any
business connected with our Thursday:
election, they had better do one of the
two things, enter a disclaimer and retire
or increase their force and 60 into camp.